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Plate Tectonics
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Answer 24 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The strong - lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
continental drift
crust
volcanic mountains
mesosphere
2. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
volcanic mountains
transform boundary
folding
compression
3. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
tectonic plate
convergent boundary
tension
crust
4. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass - broke up - and drifted to their present locations
continental drift
folding
divergent boundary
fault-block mountains
5. NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary
fault block boundary
folding
strike-slip fault
plate tectonics
6. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid - outermost part of the mantle
tectonic plate
folding
reverse fault
transform boundary
7. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
convergent boundary
core
crust
strike-slip fault
8. Mountains that form when magma erupts onto Earth's surface.
tectonic plate
lithosphere
mesosphere
volcanic mountains
9. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
sea-floor spreading
convergent boundary
reverse fault
transform boundary
10. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
plate tectonics
transform boundary
11. Form when tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down in relation to other rocks. Tilting of rock layers can occur as tension pulls the rock layers apart.
fault-block mountains
convergent boundary
crust
lithosphere
12. Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
compression
continental drift
plate tectonics
fault-block mountains
13. The bending of rock layers due to stress
folding
core
transform boundary
convergent boundary
14. The theory that earth is divided into plates that move around
folding
tectonic plate
mantle
plate tectonics
15. A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
normal fault
crust
fault
folded mountains
16. The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
mesosphere
fault block boundary
convergent boundary
mantle
17. A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
fault
plate tectonics
reverse fault
strike-slip fault
18. When rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.
asthenosphere
tension
folded mountains
transform boundary
19. The central part of the Earth below the mantle
normal fault
core
volcanic mountains
convergent boundary
20. Opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally
continental drift
strike-slip fault
fault
folding
21. The solid - outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
lithosphere
sea-floor spreading
compression
fault block boundary
22. The boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
compression
convergent boundary
mesosphere
asthenosphere
23. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
core
folding
compression
asthenosphere
24. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
tectonic plate
fault
crust
folded mountains